Lesson Plan for Hut 1 – Meet Some Employers in Brighton and Hove

Subject: Careers Education/PSHE/Employability Awards/Qualifications / Date/ time: / Class: Key Stage 4
Lesson Description/ Aim:
Learners find out about the local Labour Market in Brighton and Hove through interviews with a range of employers
Learning Objectives ~ by the end of the session learners will be able to:
  • Name the main occupational and labour market sectors in Brighton and Hove
  • Identify some key local employers in each sector and what their requirements are
  • Explain how employer and labour market information can help them with their future plans

National Documentation References
National Curriculum Programme of Study for Economic Wellbeing
1.1c Understand the qualities, attitudes and skills needed for employability
1.4a Understand the economic and business environment
2.2a Identify and use a range of information sources to research, clarify and review options and choices in career and financial contexts
2.2c Investigate the main trends in employment and relate these to their career plans
2.3 f Develop approaches to working with others, problem solving and action planning
3a Different types of work, including employment, self-employment and voluntary work
3b The organisation and structure of different types of businesses and work roles
3cd Rights and responsibilities at work and attitudes and values in relation to work
3d The range of opportunities in learning and work and changing patterns of (local) employment
4a Use case studies & simulations to explore work issues and engage with ideas from the business world
4d Have direct and indirect contact with people from business
4h Explore sources of information and ideas about work and enterprise
ACEG Framework for Careers Education and Work Related Learning
  • Find out how you can use job and labour market information in your career planning
  • Explain different types of businesses, how they operate and how they measure success
  • Research and evaluate progression pathways in education, training, employment and volunteering opportunities
  • Identify different types of work
  • Recognise the skills and qualities needed for employability
  • Explain and reflect on how you have benefitted as a learner from career and work related learning activities and experiences

Resources and Time Required Either 2 x 1 hour lessons to cover all sectors/employers or 1 hour lesson to focus on just 1 or 2
OHP/laptop/IWB &/or access to computers

Overview of Brighton and Hove LMI leaflet or refer to: and scroll down to labour market factsheets and click on ‘Brighton and Hove Overview’
Local Sector Sheet
BEACH poster, leaflet and QR Cards / SEAL Theme - Motivation, Communication, Social Skills
Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills
Independent Enquirer
Self-Manager
Reflective Learner

Methodology with Answers (in italics)

Preparation

Display poster/leaflets around room and set up IWB with the link above. Have other resources needed to hand.

Introduction

Teacher introduces topic and explains the aim and learning objectives of the lesson

– using a fantastic local resource ‘BEACH’ which has been designed by young people for young people in local schools, we are going to discover the local labour market in Brighton and Hove and find out from real local employers what the local skills demands are. ThenLearners will do some activities which will increase your understanding of how to make use of this information in order to progress your career plans in the future.

Discussion/Starter

So what do we mean by local Labour Market?

(the local economy, what jobs there are, type of work and organisations exist, what skills and education are needed, what the salaries are, numbers of people employed in each area etc)

(10 Mins)

Plenary

Plenary

Groups feedback/present to rest of class their findings about different sectors in the Brighton and Hove labour market. Learners find out about sectors other than the one they have looked at.

Completed Sector Sheets/presentations/moodboards can be put onto a central wall display depicting the B & H Labour Market.

Tell learners - More sector or Labour Market Information can be found on websites for Sector Skills Councils (Eg.s given) or on national LMI sites:

(Scroll down the page to access LMI on main sectors in Brighton and Hove)

Ask learners –

What is the main thing they have learnt that did not know before?

How will they make use of such information?

Review lesson with reference to learning outcomes

Give out BEACH QR Cards or leaflets to encourage learners to visit the site

(20 Mins)